Short Gruff Poems

Liberal papers like the “Guardian “
Like to talk about the working- class 
But dislike hearing their gruff voice...

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That sheepish smile
disarming a gruff poet
coyly offer hope

my Bridgewater seraphim
kick back wine like a sailor

 for K.C....

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I vanquish giants with gruff hammer - Thor tough like mom's fried liver














Monoku composed August 28, 2020...

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spider running....
cat's pink gruff tongue....
nature's breakfast,  sparkling spring sun....



Panagiota Romios
4/22/2019
9:41 am PST...

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Trump Big Bluff Horn Haiku

Trump is a big bluff
Do hate to be tough and gruff
Enough is enough.

After hearing Obama speaking
about Trump.

Jim Horn...

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we retard our regard and hope heavens not this hard.thats not it russia,its more 
like mother love and  feel good stuff,use to nuff and coold a gruff.we love and 
miss you russia....

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wind whistles its cutting breath 

rudely intrudes through  roof eaves
 
trees trembling at its gruff voice

scent of fallen leaves lost in fear


11/12/2019...

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Jocks
gruff, tough
grinning, winning, sinning
asses and passes; glasses and classes
fluting, computing, disputing
wordy, nerdy
Geeks


For the Diamante Contest of Janis Thompson...

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Now, I don't want a husband,
as I feel real sad inside.
Waited two whole hours...
Nobody replied.

They all want me when I don't want them,
Hence stating with a gruff-
Do not need no husband here,
Really had enough !...

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He huffed and he puffed and he blew the side out of the house.
The other wolves were laughing, as was an eyewitness mouse.
Birthday cake was all right, but the house was destroyed by his huff.
You will have to fix this said his Grandma who sounded angry and gruff....

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The snippity snip-snap of her bluff,
frankly, should have been enough.
To turn us away from such evil stuff.
We are Missouri Billy Goats Gruff
So it takes a little bit more of a huff
a smack down, belt or more obvious rebuff.
To make us know it is more than enough....

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Mighty engine wayward theme
piston rods ejecting steam
vibrant alive this the motion
from city town to the ocean
long gone now the huff and puff
screaming whistle growls and gruff
enduring rhyme upon the track
rhythm of the clickety clack.

© Harry J Horsman  2010...

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I used to eat 'til I was stuffed
    never knew when I'd had enough
  Some folks called me roly-poly
    others found me gruff

  Now I'm satisfied with just a little
    which does wonders for my middle
  And did I mention my transformation
    from hostile to hospitable...

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The Kid, he's got some balls!
Taking on the PD,
I see the PD has made some calls
old enemies but now PD is good to me.

This is a warning to the Billy the Goat gruff
Careful with my friend.
For now I am the Shepard, I'll make life rough.
See what happens if you do. It'll be the end....

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BLEW THE FEATHERS RIGHT OFF

Cats are lounging, small puppy's gruff 
One hen a strutting just doing its stuff 
Sunny afternoon, we can’t get enough 
Gramps, then snorts some of his snuff 
One loud sneeze; the hen’s in the buff

Indiana Shaw . . . *o*

"Bare truth, I swear on my Granny's toe clippings" . . . ; )...

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O, why's my love not quite enough
You say that things are super-rough
You have to be insanely tough
And turn your voice up extra-gruff

No time to be a soft creampuff
Solution's made of sterner stuff --
I pray you'll hear this friend's rebuff
  ~ True love is always THE right stuff



        (Iambic Tetrameter)...

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Fitting together like a well worn leather glove to one's hand
The curve of her face fit him perfectly
Snuggling closely each day not by chance but by plan
Theirs was not a happenstance romance

She was fair, round, and smooth
Him... well old, gray, and hairy
Tough and just a little bit gruff
How could this beauty link up with this old goat...

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i'll never fear your 
pelvic beard it's 
as natural as
the hair 
on my 
chinny 
chin 
chin

so i'll huff
and i'll puff
but i'm not
much of
a gruff
wolf
that
would

blow your 
house down
so Norma Jeane
stand over a subway
grate don't hesitate to
let its hot air run up your
legs and puff your dress up
to a parachute so i can fly away...

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Four Smiley Senryus


Put a smile pon’ your
Face…when you think about it
There’s no better place!


There’s naught more pleasant
Than a smile freely given
Charity is free


Each gruff word spoken
Each smile unshared…signs of
A soul cold and bare


Look for it…It’s there
But you’ll never see it lest…
You look and you care
...

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Everything can feel so tough
When someone isn’t up to snuff.
Your best may not be good enough
Although you try and try.

What often happens off the cuff,
As simple as a powder puff,
May suddenly seem raw and rough,
A truth you can’t deny.

So if you’re acting grim and gruff
Because you lack your normal stuff,
You just might not be up to snuff
And that’s the reason why....

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Old Bear

As the New Year dawns 
The Old Bear yawns
In his old gruff growl
That almost sounds like a howl

The new sun will rise
Piercing the skies
And the old bear shall awake 
From his den at daybreak

He will stop his slumber 
As he was resting like a pile of lumber
Making an appearance to life 
While the hunter sneaks up with a knife 
        ~Trevor Marshall...

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I hold it quite tattered
To have someone flattered,
All the time, some John mattered:
Such Johns are soon scattered!

Many still call me 'Prof',
Thank God some would just cough,
Saying it in a voice rough
Shows of being The Gruff...

Then failed is flattery
And charged my battery
While I dare mystery
Far from the jittery...

Then, the oft flattered
Is the oft battered....

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An unnatural blonde
with a Southern accent,
came walking out
of the carnival tent.
She wasn't an artist
of the flying trapeze,
she wasn't the strong
woman, lifting with ease.
Her hair was blowing
in curls 'round her head
but something seemed off
something she had just said.
Her voice sounded gruff
like a South Scottish clan,
when she turned to see me,
I found she was half-man!...

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The day he could not find his snuff
Grandpa got out his iron cuff
Grandma brought him an omelet puff
Delightful, cheesy, with some fluff

I do not want to be so gruff,
Grandpa said in kind of a bluff.
But I have truly had enough
Of grandchildren taking all my stuff.

Grandma put down her foxy muff
Patted his hands. They were so rough.
I do not blame you for your huff.
Babysitting is rather tough....

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Syrup for your cough 
Before it gets rough
And you judge life 'Rough',
To the next man gruff...

For your cough:syrup
And it shall shut up!
You to again sup
And drink from glad cup

Repeat I: syrup 
What shall you cheer up
Air tract decongest 
Its blocked East and West...

And Septrin don't miss
Recommended kiss
For faster release
From choking unease

So says specialist
On Nobel cough list....

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